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ie jaui D be al fi d told that Mr.~—particularly wished to : gr a few moments. She, with much ingufability, retraced her steps, and wn into a private apartment, where after of the establishment wait ed her, and made her acquainted with t which had caused him to solicit this vi oe a en . + She was of course at fist surprised at Whichitiood which could thus arouse a nape ‘her rank, fortune, and connections, but she ‘her found that this would not do with’ the “Gndivicust she had to deal with.—He told her that he had strong reasons for believing it was not the first time she had offended in in the same way. . The lady demanded to know what it was supposed she had purloin ed. To this it was replied by Mr.—, that he could not pretend to say till she had been ‘searched, but it would be his duty to cause her to be taken before a magistrate. She ‘was not a little alarmed at this intimation, and under the pretence of laying down some pets, she deposited the scissors which had missed on the table. She had attempt ed to conceal them in a paper, but their Points were perceived and the article was of — instantly claimed. pilferer was now obliged to change her tone, and to resort to supplication.—She ed that she might not be exposed, and pointed to the pain and annoyance which it would cause her family to experience. But there was a difficulty in complying with her request to allow the affair to be bushed up. The business was already known to a num ber of persons,and without the consent of these individuals, who had so often been re proached for not preventing such frauds, their employer declared he could not consent to her going free. Her distress, however, at length so far o vercame his resolution, that he consented to found them on the subject, and he left her for that purpose. A council was then held to consider what was next to be done, and it was eventually resolved, that the offender should be «lowed to escape, on paying a sum of money to some charity. Mr.——returned to his prisoner, and told her that an ac Hhe bat which had been saves against her could not be passed over. He would, sige to her the miserable exposure which we attend her being brought before a magistrate, if she chose to Psy something like two hundred times. the. the article to the funds of a charita 3 Lion. _'This was gratefully closed with, and si lence was imposed on all present. But it ‘Was too late, for the story had already began to circulate, and many a malicious laugh has since been heard on the subject of the * Dear Pair of Scissors.”—London Paper. Love Arrain.—A few nights since a young man intended to carry off a farmer's daughter, who resides in the neighbourhood of Portumna and to whom he was paying his addresses. A few hours before he ap pointed the time, one of the party, who was to assist the fond lover in carrying off his fair ove, mentioned the circumstance to the same girl’s brother, and advised him to be her taken out of the way. The young man took the hint,and instantly had him self attired in his sister’s apparel, (to whom he bore a rece resemblance) and was so making up some caps when the ceremony, took him away and carried him across the Shannon to the County of Tippe rary, where they lodged him at a friend’s house for the night. So anxious was the ‘woman of the house for her safety, that she had « bed made up in the barn for the sup posed girl and her only daughter, in which a she locked both up, and kept the key her self, for fear of any intruders. However, in in some few hours after, the mother heard sone poise inside, for which she sharply re primanded them, and finally retired for the night. On the discovery of the affair next mourning, the mother became almort frantic, and all aorte of destruction were vowed for the delinquent; bit by the kind interference of the daughter, the matter was bushed up and the happiness of the couple crowned by the arrival of the priest, who warried ther, by sper ee huge fellow came in for a good fortune, which otherwise he could never hope to aspire to.—PVestera Ar. . 1 Se be 1 : Sesuane Willi—The will of Sir G. J. Bart, deceased, late ,of Fifield, Berks, proved in Doctor’s commons within the last two or three days (under £ 800,000) it con tains some very curious quests. Every dog in his possession is left to Elanor Mary Ea, and to be fed with milk, barley or catte or sea biscuit and tripes, c. and 7s, aw to be allowed for each dog. None to be killed because old or infirm under a false no tion of charity; and farther, any horse or mare belonging to him at this disease, to have every care paid them, and to be allowed to row in the meadows at Fifield particularly; a person to be paid to attend upon them, and not one to be killed on any account. The baronet also provides that proper care shall be taken of his parrot, by a contingent annui ty; and concludes by the following directions: for his funeral;—thy remains shall be put into a cedar coffin, lined top, bottom, with Russian leather, and shall be placed in a coffin made of best wrought iron, and er ect three times inside and outside with black paint, and then embellished with armorial and funeral devices richly, Camphor and spices, shall be put into the cedar coffin as xouch as possible. The body to be carried and placed in the family vault, Witham, Es sex and there buried: I shall give no very agape directions as to the procession §b ut it ought to be performed in a di and solemn manner, with banners, §c. NORTH CAROLINA GOLD REGION. ‘This richest of all the American mineral regions, saving the Col district of the mid dle States and the Tron of New Jersey and New York, is every day found to be more and more extensive. We have this morning had a conversation with a gentleman, who returned last evening from a visit to the gold region, made at the instance of two cvtlemen of this city, and extensive adholders in this city, who are extensive landholders in that country. He has ascer tained that at least 100,000 acres of the lands of those gentlemen are impregnated with old, and has brought specimens of the ore the gentleman to whom we refer, visited one place where eighty men are employed in working a mine, and the product of their labour is about $500 per day. While our informant was there, a number of crucibles were dug up, which were composed of soap stone, and must have been buried there for ages. It is therefore evident that the mines must at some remote period have been known to, and worked by the Indians. Some gold rings and rude articles of jewelry were found in the possession of the Abori, af that country, on the first settlement of the whites, but wludan ie, metal came from, has not until this time been known.—Com. Adv.
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Kingston Upper Canada Herald
Kingston, Ontario, CA
Wed, Jun 10, 1829
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